Inland waters — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Inland waters — Area was 12 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 12 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 12 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12 1000 ha, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 153 Slovenia 13.82 1000 ha compare
- 154 Guinea 13.7 1000 ha compare
- 155 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13 1000 ha compare
- 157 China, Hong Kong SAR 6 1000 ha compare
- 158 Costa Rica 4 1000 ha compare
- 159 Polynesia 3.9 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Sierra Leone?
- Inland waters — area in Sierra Leone was 12 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for inland waters — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.